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Old 2nd March 2001 | 14:06
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chicken6
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Luftwaffle

I didn't quite finish where I should have!

"The FCW is what makes the pen move, and it will keep speeding up until the drag increases enough to balance it".

Grade 3

Good point about the nose attitude! Same A/A at same glide ratio = same attitude. I still maintain ID is reduced though - the faster airflow is straighter over the wings => less spanwise flow etc.etc.

Far out, I thought I knew this stuff inside out.

I thought gliders carried ballast so they could actually get back down without exceeding Va?